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7 THE TRANSFORMERS: CHAOS
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COSTA • ROBERTS • RAMONDELLI • COLLER
CHAOS IS HERE! The long-awaited event that will have TRANSFORMERS fans talking for years and have lasting repercussions on the lives of our heroes and villains! The Autobots land on Cybertron to discover Galvatron’s plan is already in effect—but what is it he seeks in the heart of Cybertron? What could he possibly want on a dead planet? Optimus Prime must face off against Galvatron, in a battle where the fate of the whole planet rests on the outcome!
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Story by MIKE COSTA and jAMES rObErTS Script by MIKE COSTA Art by lIvIO rAMOndEllI and CASEy COllEr (Issue #31) Colors by lIvIO rAMOndEllI and jOAnA lAfuEnTE (Issue #31) Letters by ChrIS MOwry, nEIl uyETAKE, and ShAwn lEE Series Edits by CArlOS guzMAn and jOhn bArbEr Collection Edits by juSTIn EISIngEr and AlOnzO SIMOn Collection Production by ShAwn lEE Collection Cover by lIvIO rAMOndEllI Special thanks to Hasbro’s Aaron Archer, Rik Alvarez, Jerry Jivoin, Michael Verret, Ed Lane, Joe Furfaro, Jos Huxley and Michael Kelly for their invaluable assistance. IDW founded by Ted Adams, Alex Garner, Kris Oprisko, and Robbie Robbins International Rights Representative, Christine Meyer: christine@gfloystudio.com
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TRANSFORMERS, VOLUME 7: CHAOS. MARCH 2012. FIRST PRINTING. HASBRO and its logo, TRANSFORMERS, and all related characters are trademarks of Hasbro and are used with permission. © 2012 Hasbro. All Rights Reserved. The IDW logo is registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. IDW Publishing, a division of Idea and Design Works, LLC. Editorial offices: 5080 Santa Fe St., San Diego, CA 92109. Any similarities to persons living or dead are purely coincidental. With the exception of artwork used for review purposes, none of the contents of this publication may be reprinted without the permission of Idea and Design Works, LLC. Printed in Korea. IDW Publishing does not read or accept unsolicited submissions of ideas, stories, or artwork. Originally published as THE TRANSFORMERS Issues #24, 26, 28, 30, and 31.
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